Quite a few Yakuza 5 screenshots were sent out today, each one taking a look at the game’s protagonists. SEGA also sent along a small story description for each of the characters. We’re going to assume that means SPOILERS.

SEGA has announced it will release Yakuza 5 in mid-November, which is “a little later” than the company said it would have liked. However, the firm has since pulled “the mid-November” release window from its blog post.

While we’re still waiting for SEGA to lock down a release date for Yakuza 5, word has it you can pre-order it from today through PlayStation Network. The game will also come with all DLC released in Japan.

Sega has published details of its Q1 financial report, highlighting a 53% profit increase for the year ended March 31, 2013. The publisher’s biggest hit for the year was Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, while Aliens: Colonial Marines old1.3 million copies worldwide.

A new fan campaign has been launched to try and pressure Sega into producing a localisation for the PlayStation 3-exclusive Yakuza 5. All previous games in the series have been released in the west, usually after a long delay, and in very small quantities – so it’s a fair bet that we can expect some […]

Yakuza 5 director Toshihiro Nagoshi has teased that there will be more games in Sega’s series after the fifth game releases. However, the game will not be on PS3, hinting at a switch to next-gen for subsequent titles.

Yakuza 5 follows its predecessor in having an install cinematic that shows off the game’s characters. However, players will only be able to watch ‘The Battle for the Dream’ once during their install and then that’s it. Watch it below the cut, it’s J-Rock-tastic.

Yakuza 5 will have players spending some time in jail it seems, as suggested by Sega’s whopping barrage of screens. There’s blood, snow, shaved heads, eye-patches, shops and a man getting ready to fight a bear. Seriously. Check out the shots below.